Seeking to explore the tension between personal, intimate confessions and grand, cinematic revelations, Calgary-born but Leeds-based singer/songwriter Nico Paul draws inspiration from the worlds of both poetry and music. Exploring the sounds of the Laurel Canyon songwriters of the 60s, to the desolate, atmospheric experiments of the post-rock/shoegaze bands of the 90s, to the heartfelt and liberated confessions of early 00s indie music, his hauntingly beautiful poeticism is combined with both intricate instrumentation and rich vocal harmony to echo the likes of Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Feist, Weyes Blood, Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene, Big Thief, and Black Country, New Road.